Cache type

There are many different types of caches:

Cache Type	Map Marker	Icon	Geocaching Australia	Geocaching.com	Summary
Traditional cache					a hidden stash comprising at minimum a log book
Multi-cache					a set of waypoints leading to the final cache
Night cache					a subtype of a multi-cache which can only be achieved after dark
Event cache					a gathering of geocachers
Mega event	Y				a gathering of more than 500 attendee geocachers
Giga event cache					an especially rare event with regularly more than 5000 attendees
Virtual cache					a cache with no cache container (grandfathered on GC)
History cache					a cache with no cache container but mandatory historical questions and answers to get a codeword to log
Burke_and_wills					a special cache series marking the 150th anniversary of the ill fated Burke and Wills Expedition
Locationless cache	L				also called a reverse virtual
Moveable cache					find it, take it, hide it somewhere else
Beacon Cache	D				a Multi-cache that uses technological means to determine one or many subsequent waypoints
Mystery/Unknown cache/Other	O				a catch-all to cover other possible caches
CITO cache					special type of event with Cache In Trash Out intentions (use Event on Geocaching Australia)
Earthcache					view a unique geoscience feature on-the-ground (use Virtual on Geocaching Australia)
Webcam cache					take a picture to log (grandfathered on GC)
Letterbox cache					hybrid with letterboxing
Podcache					multi-cache where the directions are provided in audio
Trigpoint					climb a mountain, take a picture, get a smiley

Some types can be listed on GC (Geocaching.com) as well as Geocaching Australia (Geocaching Australia), some on only one site. Geocaching.com has grandfathered some types, meaning they are no longer allowed for new caches, although existing caches remain.

Other cache listing websites may support other types.

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